Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Isetan-Mitsukoshi is a storied department store chain with 15 units in Japan, including five in the Tokyo metropolitan area. One of them, the Isetan flagship in Shinjuku, boasts the highest sales of any department store in Japan. Sales at Isetan-Mitsukoshi’s Tokyo metro stores are up 33.3 billion yen, or about $2.5

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

In particular, the index showed strong rises in spending at department stores, electronic stores, hardware, family clothing, pet shops, household appliances and florists, and showed signs that many people are preparing for holiday events such as Christmas parties with an increase in spending intentions for clothing rentals and tailors.

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Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 28, 2022

Living in a building of historic importance gives one of the world’s pre-eminent luxury department store companies that extra little bit of cache — the trick now is to find ways of being a retailer of future importance, a stiff hurdle upon which so many department store companies are stumbling. Footfall was up 6.4%

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Inside Retail

JUNE 30, 2021

The retail industry in Malaysia has struggled during Covid, but shopping centre Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has continued to find a way to reach consumers. It’s encouraging to observe similar trends in countries like China, where trends such as “revenge shopping” are aiding the country’s speedy economic recovery.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

An old TopShop store in north London’s Brent Cross shopping centre has been revived after two years of sitting empty since the fast fashion brand closed down. It’s now a vibrant pop-up department store selling pre-loved clothing organised collaboratively by 10 charities.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For more than 150 years, Parisian department store La Samaritaine has overlooked the banks of the Seine, a sweeping expanse of glass and intricately painted iron that proudly proclaimed the store’s position at the center of French commerce, both geographically and ideologically. No One Said Reincarnation Would be Easy.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

John Lewis has opened its Christmas shops in 35 stores today as it gears up for the busy festive shopping period. Consumers will be able to purchase everything from trees and baubles to gifting and wreaths in the department store’s dedicated areas.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Returns are a cost of doing business for any retailer. In the wake of COVID-19, returns are receiving serious (and necessary) attention for several key reasons: Retailers are spending more processing returns in stores. Returns is just one example.” . In-Store Returns Trending Up, But Not Pouring In.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Australian department store David Jones has become the latest retailer to sell pre-owned clothing following the announcement of its partnership with Sydney-based luxury reseller Blue Spinach last week. It also offers second-hand items in its London flagship store through a partnership with online resale platform Vestiaire Collective.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

November and December holiday sales average around 19% of total retail sales, per the NRF , and this share can be even higher for some department stores and specialty retailers. In many ways, the same trends we see in consumers’ Q4 shopping behaviors mirror their TV viewership. this year to surpass $1.3 billion online!

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 4, 2022

JCPenney is celebrating its 120 th anniversary with a fresh campaign centered on retail’s return: “Shopping is Back!” JCPenney also is launching a cross-country “Shopping is Back!” JCPenney is transforming itself with innovation and imagination and is ready to get back to connecting with our customers through shopping.”.

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Retail TouchPoints

JULY 5, 2024

Marking the culmination of nearly seven years of on-again, off-again negotiations, HBC , parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman , will acquire another storied luxury department store brand, Neiman Marcus , for $2.65 Current Saks.com CEO Marc Metrick will become Saks Global’s new CEO.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

New John Lewis boss Peter Ruis said the it has had an “exceptional” response to the return of its ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ pledge as he prepares to ramp up the retailer’s customer offer over the golden quarter. “It’s affecting all of our assortments. .”

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 24, 2024

This retail renaissance is not just a return to traditional shopping spaces but also signifies a shift in the shoppers’ culture, expectations and behaviors. The move toward experiential shopping is vital in bringing people back to physical retail spaces, creating an emotional connection that can’t be found while online shopping.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Iconic British department store Harrods has partnered with the Global-e international ecommerce platform to improve its online operations in more than 200 markets worldwide and offer customers elevated, localized shopping experiences.

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365 Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The huge increase in online shopping over the past decade or so has had a major impact on department stores, with many consumers turning to Amazon, eBay and other online shops for shopping, rather than a more traditional trip out to a physical store. Changing culture of shopping.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 20, 2024

Harvey Nichols’ support team faces impending redundancies as the business works on returning to profitability. The layoffs are set to hit 60 staff – amounting to less than 5% of the luxury department store retailer’s overall employee base.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 1, 2022

The shop-in-shop retail approach can yield benefits for both the host retailer and the hosted brand, but there are certainly challenges to entering into this type of partnership. Would standing out or blending within the host environment drive the most traffic to the shop-in-shop? Making Space for a Shop-in-Shop Partner.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Waterstones is making a return to Oxford Street as it teams up with John Lewis to open a bookshop in the retailer’s flagship on the busy shopping street. The bookseller will open a shop-in-shop on the second floor of the department store’s flagship, next to its café, on 8 October.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 26, 2022

D:R Consumers are now looking for a transformed shopping experience and ways to express themselves through the products they buy. What does this look like in terms of design, and how does this differ from the traditional department store? D:R What does the digitization of shopping look like in a luxury high-end store?

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 11, 2021

The pandemic has weighed heavily on brick-and-mortar retail in general and shopping centers in particular, but the industry is now emerging into a new world with new opportunities. While digital sales skyrocketed in 2020, the similarly large spike in store-based fulfillment showed that stores are still a vital part of the equation.

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Inside Retail

JULY 2, 2024

While the everyday consumer has become pri c e-sensitive with the growing costs of living in the US, the 1 per cent is still spending – to a point where the luxury shopping market has become more competitive than ever. The retail expert noted that “for discretionary luxury shopping in physical retail, this is paramount”.

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Inside Retail

MAY 16, 2023

Target US is making shopping easier for customers with the option to make product returns right from their cars at no extra cost. The new returns service is already available at over 500 stores across the US and is expected to reach all 2000 Target locations in the next few months. she questioned.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 23, 2023

At Paris fashion shows, which run through the end of this week, Chinese buyers, a staple at such events before the pandemic hit, still haven’t returned in droves. Although the Chinese are expected to initially resume travelling within Asia, Europe is a region that particularly stands to benefit from a return of Chinese tourists.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Returning to the store and back to reality she has found the gift, ready and wrapped and goes meet her sister waiting outside. The ad is the third installment of the department store’s Golden Quarter campaign that showcases it as a gifting destination.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

John Lewis has unveiled its Christmas shops in-stores nationwide, featuring more than 1,000 decorations up for grabs. The move comes as demand for festive products has soared since the launch of the John Lewis online shop last month, according to the department store company.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Precision Group, along with its luxury retailers, is investing $125 million in Adelaide Central Plaza over the next three years as it intends to make the shopping centre Australia’s next luxury retail hub. Louis Vuitton will also open a pop-up store at Adelaide Central Plaza from October 13 to December 28.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This week, Macy’s announced plans to shut down 150 “underproductive” stores, more than one-fifth of its department store assemblage, over the next three years. We are making the necessary moves to reinvigorate relationships with our customers through improved shopping experiences, relevant assortments and compelling value.”

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2023

Department store Myer says sales and profit are continuing to grow despite the challenging economic environment, with its online business continuing to strengthen. per cent fall in FY23 reflected increased online shopping when physical stores were closed due to Covid-related restrictions during the previous comparable period.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Myer currently operates 56 department stores across Australia, as well as its online business and in-house brands including Sass and Bide, Marcs and David Lawrence. per cent increase is a case of under-promising and over-delivering, the department store CEO is taking the win as a sign of more growth to come. “We

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Inside Retail

MARCH 27, 2023

These figures came amid the important ‘ back to school’ trading period, as kids returned to in-person learning. But as we return to a more normalised world, the results [Peter Alexander] continue to deliver is fantastic,” he said. Absolutely] the return to the malls and high street is very consistent with other retailers,” Walker said.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 22, 2021

Luxury goods group LVMH unveiled on Monday the revamped La Samaritaine, a 150-year-old department store designed to help it grab a greater slice of tourist spending once pandemic travel curbs are eased. A view inside the revamped Samaritaine department store ahead of its reopening in Paris, France, June 21, 2021.

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Retail Gazette

AUGUST 30, 2023

Machin told The Mail last week that returning to the FTSE 100 would “of course be good news” but that “it would be just another day.” We’re only as good as our customers shopping with us say we are on any given day. M&S will return to the FTSE 100 index on September 18.

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Retail Gazette

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Starting from Monday (9 September), the department store will price match its products in store and online to those across 25 major retailers, including M&S, Next, Boots and AO.com. The “reimagined pledge” will use AI technology to check prices at online and high street brands, it said.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Kohl’s will put Sephora in charge of both its physical and digital beauty departments as part of a new long-term strategic partnership. The first 200 “Sephora at Kohl’s” in-store shops are slated to open in fall 2021, and the Kohls.com beauty assortment will exclusively showcase Sephora product offerings beginning at the same time.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

M&S Food The M&S Food Christmas campaign sees Dawn French return as the voice of the retailer’s Festive Fairy, while also appearing in the six-part advert series as herself. Aldi Aldi’s Christmas advert sees Kevin the Carrot return for yet another festive adventure, this time to return the “Spirit of Christmas”.

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